Kelly still has one unspecified requirement to fill for coach Hugh Freeze, but could complete it as soon as on Monday. Kelly was expected to leave New York for Oxford on Sunday, with the understanding that he has not been cleared as of yet.

If Kelly is eligible, he's expected to compete for Ole Miss' starting quarterback job for the 2015 season with returning redshirt sophomores Ryan Buchanan and DeVante Kincade. Kelly's future was thrown for a loop, however, after a December arrest following a bar fight.

Kelly was charged with seven misdemeanors or violations, but all were dropped provided he compete 50 hours of community service by March 9, stay arrest-free for a year and submit to a drug and alcohol assessment. He did plead guilty to a single act of non-criminal disorderly conduct. Kelly has already written a letter of apology to the Buffalo police for the incident.

Freeze said after the Jan. 5 court date that he would take time to decide the appropriate next step for Kelly. The talented quarterback was a four-star prospect and is the nephew of former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim, but Kelly was dismissed from Clemson in 2014 following a series of incidents.

Kelly played well in his one season at East Mississippi Community College, leading the team to a national championship while throwing for 3,906 yards and 47 touchdowns.

Trust factor has likely weighed on Freeze while making this decision: he said when Kelly signed last month that Ole Miss offered a scholarship only after Freeze met with the family and Kelly, and decided he was no longer the guy who yelled at his Clemson coaches during a spring game.

"I did my home visit with he and his family after the championship game and was convinced he was the guy we wanted to go on," Freeze said at the time.

The bar fight came less than a week later.

All three quarterbacks will be vying to replace Bo Wallace, who was Ole Miss' starter the last three seasons. Kelly, Buchanan and Kincade are all former four-star prospects.